The Portland daily press., 1887-10-31

Cold, raw, northeast rain storm yesterday.
Today is the last day for discount on taxes.
Nov. oath the citizens of Maine will enjoy
their Thanksgiving turkey.
Shepley Camp, S. Of ", will visit Custer
Camp of Auburn next Thursday.
Bosworth Relief Corps will visit Mrs. j.
]. G. Hannaford, at Gorham, Wednesday.
There were 40 arrests last week, of which
81 were for drunkenness
Over $4,000 was taken in taxes at the
Treasurer's office, Saturday.
One new case of diphtheria was reported
Saturday, child ON Spring street.
1t was very pleasant day Saturday
warm and bright.
The policemen will realize S37.62 apiece
from their ball.
The county commissioners will put a swing
draw in Tukey's bridge.
Bosworth Post has accepted the invitation
OF Cloudman Post of Saccarappa, to attend
campfire Nov, 9th.
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Office was
closed Saturday night, and the wires trans
ferred to the Western Union.
The annual meeting of the Seventh Maine
Auxiliary Corps will be held Tuesday, with
Mrs. Simeon Walton, South Portland.
About twenty car loads of grain have been
received at the elevator for the English
steamers.
The ish-way, building on the Westbrook
Manufacturing Company's dam, will cost
$780,
Elijah Varney, of East Windham, will fur
nish 800 shade trees for Cushing's Island.
A II hut fhraa nf ha NJ 1oet 81 tod
The Improved Order of Red Men will con-
fer the Hunters Degree on four candidates
tonight.
The meeting of the Y w. c. T. u. will be
held today, at p. m, at the headquarters
51a Exchange street.
The Ella NJ, Doughty brought in $715 worth
of fish Saturday. the Forest Maid 6o0O pounds
of cod and paddock, and the Ranger %, 900
pounds.
A man named John Skillings was arrested
Saturday morning, charged with criminal
assault upon a nine-year-old girl in this city,
He denies the charge.
The Josephine Hoey will have new boil
er, and Mr.. Lidback is building three 90
horse power engines, one for the Institute of
Technology at Boston.
Mr.. Dorticos has completed the plans for
the Free church to be erected at Morrills
Corner, and $4,000 cottage for Mrs. Ware of
Washington, to be built at Cushing's Island.
Mr.. Prentiss Loring is the owner of
quaint old table, brought from Holland in
the early part of the 18th century, by the
Bedlow family.
1t is reported the elegant Morse mansion,
corner of Park and Danforth streets, has
been sold to wealthy Portland gentleman
for $4,000 cash.
The rooms to be used for Gilbert's school
Of physical culture for ladies and children,
will be open to the public today, from a. m.
to 6p. m.
James Morrissey, another of the gang that
broke into the cottages at the Cape, and into
the yacht Clarence, was disposed of in the
Municipal Court Saturday.
Cloudy & Kent report their sales of confec-
tionery for September as 70,114 pounds,
against 29,75S pounds for the corresponding
month of last year; gain of over 10000
pounds.
Four engines have been ordered from the
Portland Company; two for the Grand
Trunk and two for the Boston & Maine. The
company is Hlllng an Order LOT hume Work
Tor the pulp mill at Otis Falls.
1t is not possible to determine what the
value of the coal deposits at the mouth of
the Kennebec may be until the shaft has
been sunk. The trip Saturday did not prove
satisfactory in its results.
Among last weeks exports were 1866
feet of lumber and 4,4OO box shocks, valued
at $6,4l7. Among the imports were 1900
tons of SAITH, $40 quintals of fish, and $3.50
tons of coal.
Spot" the pet coach dog, of Casco, No. 8,
died Friday night. Ho was IA years old, and
very intelligent. He always went to the
fires. He died of rheumatism, con tracted at
the fire during the ice storm of Jan. Goth,
1886. He was great favorite with the de-
nartment